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Little, Brown imprint Atom has revealed that the graphic novel adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight novel is lined up for March.
The book will be divided into two volumes, with Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 to be published on 16th March as a £12.99 hardback. The publication date of the second volume is yet to be announced.
As reported by The Bookseller in July last year, the graphic novel will be illustrated by Korean artist Young Kim. It will contain selected text from the novel, with a fusion of Asian and Western comic techniques.
"I’ve enjoyed working on this new interpretation of Twilight," said Meyer. "Young has done an incredible job transforming the words that I have written into beautiful images. The characters and settings are very close to what I was imagining while writing the series."
Samantha Smith, Atom editorial director, said, "It’s incredibly exciting for us to be able to introduce fans, who might not have read a graphic novel before, to this wonderfully innovative and imaginative format.
"Stephenie Meyer’s UK fans have always been hugely supportive. We’re sure that they’re going to be just as excited as we are to see Twilight in such a new and exciting way."
All four of Meyer's Twilight novels made it into the top five of the Official UK Top 50 of 2009.